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5 FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

These fun, affordable activities will help strengthen your child’s fine motor skills and set them up for success!

Tong Games

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Play games that require your child to use tweezers, clips, or tongs to pick up and move small objects! You can also add a fun twist to favorite board games by having your child use one of these tools to move game pieces.

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Stringing Beads

Have your child string beads onto pipe cleaners or string to make necklaces, bracelets, or decorations. This activity strengthens the small muscles of the fingers while promoting hand-eye coordination, precision, and fine motor control.

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Construction Toys

Construction toys such as LEGOs®, magnet tiles, or marble mazes require children to push, pull, and orient pieces during play. These movements strengthen the small muscles of the hands while supporting bilateral coordination, finger strength, and motor planning.

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Squigz

These resistive toys require kids to push, pull, and orient, strengthening the small muscles of the hands!

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Grasp Development Games

Games with require kids to hold small utensils help promote mature grasp patterns required for school and handwriting!

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